Screen Sharing:Host Settings ()

The declaration to configure screen-sharing host settings and restrictions.

macOS(14.0)
Branch: release

Settings (5)

SettingTypeRequiredDefaultManual InstallSupported OS
Maximum number of virtual displays
MaximumVirtualDisplays
The maximum number of virtual displays to make available to clients.
Range: 0 - 2
integeroptional—
✓Yes
macOS (14.0+)
UDP port base
PortBase
The initial UDP port number to connect to the host. Screen sharing requires multiple connections, so the system increments this value by 1 for each additional connection. This doesn't change the port number that the system uses to initially establish a connection with a host, which is always TCP port 5900.
Range: 1024 - 65535
integeroptional—
✓Yes
macOS (14.0+)
Prevent copying files from host
PreventCopyFilesFromHost
If `true`, the system prevents users from copying files from the screen-sharing host.
booleanoptionalfalse
✓Yes
macOS (14.0+)
Prevent copying files to host
PreventCopyFilesToHost
If `true`, the system prevents users from copying files to the screen-sharing host.
booleanoptionalfalse
✓Yes
macOS (14.0+)
Prevent high performance connections
PreventHighPerformanceConnections
If `true`, the system prevents clients from establishing high-performance connections to the host.
booleanoptionalfalse
✓Yes
macOS (14.0+)

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Policy categories

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Common policy keys

  • com.apple.wifi.managed – Wi-Fi network configuration
  • com.apple.vpn.managed – VPN configuration
  • com.apple.applicationaccess – App and feature restrictions
  • com.apple.security.pkcs1 – Certificate (PKCS#1) payload
  • com.apple.security.pkcs12 – Identity certificate (PKCS#12) payload
  • com.apple.security.scep – SCEP certificate enrolment
  • com.apple.mail.managed – Mail account configuration
  • com.apple.eas.account – Exchange ActiveSync account
  • com.apple.MCX – Managed Client (macOS) preferences
  • com.apple.MCX.FileVault2 – FileVault 2 disk encryption
  • com.apple.dock – macOS Dock configuration
  • com.apple.screensaver – Screensaver configuration
  • com.apple.loginwindow – macOS login window configuration
  • com.apple.systempolicy.managed – Gatekeeper / system policy
  • com.apple.systempreferences – System Preferences pane restrictions
  • com.apple.SoftwareUpdate – Software update behaviour
  • com.apple.TCC.configuration-profile-policy – Privacy Preferences Policy Control (PPPC)
  • com.apple.notificationsettings – Per-app notification settings
  • com.apple.webcontent-filter – Web content filter
  • com.apple.dnsSettings.managed – DNS settings (DoH / DoT)
  • com.apple.relay.managed – Network relay configuration
  • com.apple.extensiblesso – Extensible Single Sign-On
  • com.apple.configuration.passcode.settings – DDM: passcode policy
  • com.apple.configuration.softwareupdate.enforcement.specific – DDM: enforced software update
  • com.apple.configuration.services.configuration-files – DDM: service configuration files
  • com.apple.configuration.management.status-subscriptions – DDM: status subscriptions
  • com.apple.activation.simple – DDM: simple activation predicate
  • com.apple.management.organization-info – DDM: organization information